Test Specialist - Automation

Introduction
In this role you’ll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers) where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

Your Role and Responsibilities
As an Automation tester you will build and maintain automation solutions to test applications and IT systems across the levels of testing. You will manage independently all the activities related to test life cycle such as: understand business requirements design optimized test scenarios plan testing activities estimate work efforts create test cases identify test environment and test data requirements identify dependencies on external and internal applications execute test cases using automation solution and manually report test status perform defect creation triage and resolution and analyze the test outcome for continuous improvements using analytical and cognitive techniques and tools.

What we offer
Your work will power IBM and its clients globally infusing innovation into enterprise systems. You will access latest education (online courses class trainings and other professional learning platforms) tools and technologies in order to boost your career within the world’s technology leader company.
You will have the opportunity to access technical and leadership certification programs clear career paths that enhance your growth mindset and guarantee your professional achievements.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
As an Automation tester we are looking for experienced candidates with the following background and skills:

• Good knowledge of Java (JDK 11 and 17) programming language (preferably knowledge of Maven)
• Good knowledge of Eclipse or IntelliJ (connect to git pull & push code merging)
• Good knowledge of Selenium version 3.x and/or 4.x
• Good knowledge of Cucumber and Gherkin also of Serenity to generate reports
• Good knowledge of Oracle DataBase (relational and not) and Good knowledge of SQL soprattutto SQL
• Good knowledge of KnApi testing and Rest services
• Skills in core testing technical testing and business domain/processes to perform all the levels of testing – functional system integration end to end
• Intermediate knowledge of English language
• Good interpersonal and communication skills

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• ISTQB Certified Tester – Foundation Level
• ISTQB Advanced Level Test Automation Engineer
• Availability to travel is an additional mandatory prerequisite